Product for killing or eliminating flies and process of preparing it



Patented Sept. 25, 1934 UNITED STATES rnonucr Fort KILLING ORELIMINATING FLIES AND PROCESS OF PREPARING IT Adolf Steindorfl' andKaspar Pfafi, Frankforton-the-Maln, Germany, assignors to WinthropChemical Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application September No Drawing.

Serial-No. 563,677. In Germany October 1,

Claims. (01. 161 -30) The present invention relates to products forkilling or eliminating flies and to a process of preparing them.

We have found that valuable solutions for kill- B ing or eliminatinginsects are obtained by dis- .solving a water-soluble ester of asaturated or unsaturated higher fatty acid containing in the alcoholicor phenolic component an external sulfo-group bound to a carbon atom, ora salt therein of having the following eneral formula wherein R1 standsfor the saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical of a higher fatty acidand R stands for a benzene or naphthalene nucleus which maybehydrogenated or which may contain sulfoor alkyl-groups, or for one ofthe roups 1 I n" 1 1 2c in. O/ I Y,

1 21am 1!! a lkyl hydroxyalkyl phonylamino in. 41 in'one of the knownorgamc substances capable of killing or eliminating flies, for instancediphenylether, dibenzyl-ether, dinaphthyl-ether or dicresyl-ether,furthermore substances of th following general formula coon Thesesolutions can be mixed or emulsified with water in each proportion andcan advantageously be utilized for combating insects, particularlyflies. Water-soluble esters of saturated or un saturated higher fattyacids containing in the alcoholic or phenolic component anextemalsulfo-group bound to a 'carbon atom can be pre- 9 pared, for instance,by causing the hydroxylated or halogenated derivatives of the ethanesulfonic acid to react with higher fatty acids so as to formester-ethane-sulfonic acids. They may also be prepared by causinghydroxylated or halogenated derivatives of aliphatic, cyclo-aliphatic,aromatic or hydroaromatic sulfonic acids to react with the higher fattyacids, the derivatives or salts thereof. Such esters are, for instance,the condensation products of the following compounds: Sodiumhydroxy-ethane-sulfonate with oleic acid chloride,

Isethionic acid with stearic acid chloride,

Chloride of an acid of bleached Montan wax with sodiumhydroxy-ethane-lulfonate,

Sodium-1.2-hydroxy-butanQ-su1fonate stearic acid chloride,

Potassium 1.3 dihydro ypliopane --sulfonate with oleic acid chloride,Sodium ricinoleate with sodium benzylchloridesulfonate, v

sodium-z-naphthol-fi-sulfonate with oleic acid with ' chloride,

Resorcinol-disulfonic acid with oleic acid chloride,

Acetone-bisulfite with oleic acid chloride, 'Benzaldeh'yde-bisulfltewith stearic acid chloride, n

Cresoxy-p-hydroxypropane-sulfonate witholeic acid chloride.

Organic substances having the character of an insecticide are, forinstance, the ethyl-, 'amyl-,

phenyl-, be'nzyl-esters and other esters of chlorbenzoic acid, salicylicacid, 5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl-l-carboxylic aci'd, etc., furthermore:Z-methoxy-l-benzoic acid phenyl ester, Z-phenoxy-l-benzoic acid butylester, Z-acetone-l-benzoic acid propyl ester,

, 2-xnethoxy-5-chlorobenzoic acid amyl ester,

2-chloro-fi-methoxy-l-benzoic acid propyl ester,

Benzoate of para-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester,

. Ethoxy-cresotinic acid amyl ester, 1

' 2.5-dimethoxy-ethoxvbenzoic acid amyl ester,

2-methoxy-l-naphthoic acid amyl ester,

" 2-isoamyl-hydroxy-l-naphthoic' acid butyl ester,

2.4-dimethoxybenzoic acid benz'yl ester.

The following example serves to illustrate the invention, but it is notintended to limit it thereto:

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ions 2.5 parts of sodium oleyl-oxethane-sulfonate are dissolved in partsof 5-cholor-2-hydroxybenzoic acid amyl ester, if required, while gentlyheating. A clear solution is obtained which can be mixed with water inany proportion. It is K gm suitable for the most various processes forcombating insects. 7

Instead of 5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid amyl ester there may also beused, for instance, salicylic acid benzyl ester, diphenylether,orthomethoxybenzoic acid methylester, etc.

We claim:

1. The process which comprises dissolving a compound of the followingformula wherein R1 stands for the alkyl radical of a fatty acid and Rstands for a benzene or naphthalene nucleus which may be hydrogenated orwhich may contain sulfoor alkyl groups or for one of the groups H alkylar l hydroxyalkyl ing more than three carbon atoms, in an organicsubstance capable of killing or eliminating flies. 3 The process whichcomprises dissolving a compound of the following formulaH3aCrz.COO.CH2.CH2.SOaNa in an organic substance capable of killing oreliminating flies.

4. The process which comprises dissolving a compound of the following.formula R1.COO.CH2.CH2.SO3Na,

wherein R1 stands for an aliphatic radical having more than three carbonatoms, in a compound of the following formula I coon Y Y wherein Rstands for alkyl, aryl, oraralkyl, Y stands for H, OH, O-alkyl, O-aryl,

\alkyl cry] and X stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl,

or O-alkyl.

5. The process which comprises dissolving a compound of the followingformula in a compound of the following formula wherein R stands foralkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, Y stands for H, OH, O-alkyl, O-aryl,

4 aryl and X stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl, or O-alkyl.

6. The process which comprises dissolving a compound of thefollowingformula.

R1.COO.CH2.CHz.SO3Na wherein R1 stands for an aliphatic radical havingmore than three carbon atoms, in 5-chloro-2- hydroxybenzoic acid amylester.

7. The process which comprises dissolving a compound of the followingformula Ha3C11.COO.CHa.CH2.SOaNa in 5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid amylester.

8. A composition of matter suitable for killing or eliminating flies,comprising a solution of a 11) compound of the following formulaR1.COO.CH2.CH2.SO3Na wherein R1 stands for an aliphatic radical havingmore than three carbon atoms, in an organic substance capable of killingor' eliminating fiies.

9. A composition of matter suitable for killing or eliminating flies,comprising a solution of a compound of the following formulaHaaC17.COO.CH2.CH2.SO3N8.

in a compound of the following formula wherein R stands for alkyl, aryl,or 'aralkyl, Y

stands for H, 0H, O-alky1, O- -aryl,

. i and X stands for hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryi, or O-alkyl.

10. A composition of matter suitable for killing or eliminating flies,comprising a solution of a compound of the following formulaH33C11.COO.CH2.CH2.SO3N&

in 5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid amyl ester.

ADOLF STEINDORFF. KASPAR PFAFF.

